вторник, 27 декември 2016 г.

EDU-ARCTIC is an EU-funded project focused on using Arctic research as a vehicle to strengthen science education curricula across Europe. It aims to encourage students aged 13 to 20 to pursue further education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
Students participating in the project will have a unique possibility to get to know what scientific careers are like and learn more about different research disciplines while learning how to apply the scientific methods and develop crucial problem-solving skills.
WHY EDU-ARCTIC?
EDU-ARCTIC offer: workshops for STEM teachers to be held in 3 European countries
Polarpedia – online encyclopedia about the Arctic region, explaining polar phenomena and scientific terminology in several national languages
Arctic competitions - a chance for students and their teachers to win a trip to an Arctic research station environmental monitoring
More information here: http://edu-arctic.eu/ and here: http://edu-arctic.eu/images/promotional/Brochure_EDUArctic_final.pdf

събота, 3 декември 2016 г.

The STEM Alliance, as a platform for education and industry to collaborate, was really pleased to share with business, Ministries of Education, non-profit organisations representatives, teachers and EU leaders the results of the first year of activity of the initiative.
Since its launch, 12 companies and organisations have joined the STEM Alliance and more than 10.000 students and hundreds of teachers, schools and companies from all over Europe have been active through a variety of activities that bring industry and education closer together. See more on the results in this infographic
http://www.stemalliance.eu/documents/99712/104016/STEM_Alliance_ICT-in-STEM-Edu-Setting_the_Scene_Nov2016.pdf/4d276d53-b339-4955-a7fb-e162dfeaf5a8
or click here.

Anyone between the ages of 8 and 18 years is invited to create an original short comic based on one of our Space Scoop stories from www.spacescoop.org. Participants simply select their favourite Space Scoop,download our comic template and let their creativity flow!
We welcome artwork created using traditional media, such as watercolour, pencils, mosaic and chalk, or digital software e.g. Paint, GIMP or Adobe Illustrator.
The overall winner will receive their very own KANO computer, while runners up have the chance to take home prizes including Galileoscopes and cosmic goodie bags. In addition, the winning artwork will be displayed on the international Universe Awareness website and Space Awareness website. Space Scoop is a Universe Awareness & Space Awareness initiative.
Competition Guidelines
TIMELINE
Launch: 18 May 2016
Deadline: 23:59 UTC, 31 August 2016
Winners announced: 30 September 2016
CATEGORIES
8-11 years
12 -15 years
16 -18 years
SUBMISSION
Entries must be submitted to the National Contest Organiser (NCO) for your language or region. Entries can be submitted electronically or via post. Scroll down to see the contact details of our National Contest Organisers.
More information here:http://www.space-awareness.org/en/careers/